Who's getting all of Chris Brown's residuals? Let's see: there's the record labels, the producers, the managers, the songwriters, your legal team, the estate of Michael Jackson,... oh, and the mother to your kids. They need to be able to get into college.

When you try to define comfort food, the best way to describe it off the top of your head is that it's any meal that you've had so many times that you're just accustomed to it. You know how it's gonna taste, and there's no need to experiment with the recipe. Even though you could, you've come to the conclusion that you're gonna enjoy it without getting bored of it. That's what Bruno Mars is on his first album in 10 years. It thrives on a tried-and-true ... read more

A swan song for a band that was falling apart so much that they didn't even cut out all the crap on this album. In fact, I'm afraid to ask about the crap that they did cut from the album.

They did do an honorable job convincing us that they've gone back to working like a complete unit again, so that's a positive sign. Of course, asking them to convince us that they've gone back to making their music good again was probably too much to ask for.

I thought De La Soul couldn't top themselves, but they moved heaven and earth on this one (almost literally).

I had it originally at a 72, but I've bumped it up since. I can see why this was/is a popular album. The songs hold up much stronger than they did in 2011.

It's been a tough time for Arcade Fire fans trying to navigate the blows that the band has taken over the past couple of years after their last album, WE. When you look at the band itself, it may be having a tougher time with it than us. Pink Elephant lacks the consistency, cohesiveness and commitment that fueled their best albums. Each song switches instrumentation without giving it a flow, and the results are hit and miss. The lyrics don't hit as hard, and it sounds like they try to ... read more

Addison Rae, a Louisiana native who abandoned a college career at LSU to build her reputation as the biggest TikTok influencer of all-time, has said that this would be her "first and last" album. Unless my reading skills are messed up, it sounds like this will be the only album she'll ever put out, which is hilarious, considering we're aware of how the music industry likes to operate. But it's also sad in a way if she does choose not to release a follow-up, because this ... read more

At least this holiday album was better than the last one she put out.

I didn't think Jessica Simpson would release a worse album in 2004 than her sister Ashlee Simpson did, but much like the year 2004, this holiday album found a way to get on my nerves.

While the first album put her in the mold of a younger version of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, this follow-up asks her to keep up with the Britney Spears field of dance-pop. While there are a few tracks that are salvageable (one of which is even pretty decent), throughout the album, you can sense that Jessica feels uncomfortable. For someone with a big voice that does sound good on occasion, she's having to use it weirdly alongside some dated and limp instrumentals.

This is probably the most fun and enjoyable kind of gay music to ever come out (and I'm a straight guy).

This got released on a major label!

This may not be as awful as Camila Cabello, Imagine Dragons, or ESPECIALLY Jax. However, it earns every ounce of criticism that this uninspired album is getting. It's so bad that comparing this to AI is an insult to AI.

It's quite painful to hear Camila Cabello go from Familia to this, but it's baffling when not all the songs on this album are credited to her name. It's a shame people are going to listen to this instead of Normani's Dopamine.

Dr. Luke looked at the tracklist and thought it would be a good idea to put this out?

Maroon 5 had hooks
Imagine Dragons had rhythm
Panic at the Disco had bombast

30 Seconds to Mars has freakin' Morbius

It's a mess on several fronts, but I can't hate it. This was something they were really passionate about. You can sense that even with the sloppy lyrics, they were singing them with feeling. They literally believed in what they were selling. Plus, there are a few tracks in which their vision is best executed on. I just only wish they could flesh these fragments out further before diving headfirst into the recording booth and slapping them onto the record.

Half of the songs have the same guitar riff and composition. Now, I do like the riff, but it gets confusing at times, because you might struggle to figure out which song is which.

It's not a bad album, per se. It is, though, a letdown from his last album.